The 16th Annual Spring Festival Joint Exhibition of Chinese Books in Global Overseas Chinese Bookstores recently took place at over 100 Chinese-language bookstores across 40 countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Singapore, Tunisia and Australia.
During the exhibition, participating bookstores prominently displayed works by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and related study materials.
They showcased a selection of thematic publications interpreting major decisions and policies of the CPC and the country, and highlighting major achievements made by China in the new era and their global significance.
The exhibition also featured Spring Festival-themed books, popular academic works, original children's books and Chinese language learning materials.
Targeting overseas readers, the event has seen the organization of diverse exchange activities including Spring Festival-themed essay contest, allowing people from various countries to experience the cultural charm of the Spring Festival up close.
Annual global Spring Festival Chinese book show begins
Gaza's humanitarian crisis remains severe as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan got underway.
Despite a ceasefire, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are struggling to survive amid critical shortages of food, clean water and medical supplies.
For displaced families in Gaza, Ramadan began inside fragile tents rather than their homes.
Raed Hajjaj lives with his family in a tent. Securing food has become a daily concern. With no stable source of income, they depend almost entirely on charity kitchens and humanitarian assistance.
"We are a family of seven. We receive one food parcel every week or ten days, if we succeed in getting it. We are living like beggars, relying on charity kitchens, food parcels, or even just a bundle of bread. Honestly, this is not enough at all," said Hajjaj.
For many displaced Palestinians, fasting from food during the day is not new. As Raghdah Hajjaj explained, hunger has already become part of their daily reality, even before Ramadan began.
"Ramadan has come, and I swear tonight we shared half a box of cheese with a little fava beans with my children. We divided the cheese between us [so] we could all have something. And we thank God for that," she said.
As the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate, United Nations organizations have warned that ongoing restrictions on the entry of basic supplies are increasing the suffering of hundreds of thousands of displaced people and undermining efforts to provide even minimum assistance.
"Whilst 1.5 million have lost their homes and are staying in damaged tents, they are in bad need of basic assistance. Israel continues restricting the entry of basic supplies in all humanitarian sectors, food, water, medical supplies and hygiene items," said Amjad Al-Shawa, general director of the Palestinian NGO Network.
Displaced Gaza families face acute shortages of food, medical supplies during Ramadan
